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Woeאוֹיָהto me,לִיforכִּיI reside as an alienגַרְתִּיin Meshech;מֶשֶׁךְI dwellשָׁכַנְתִּיamongעִםthe tentsאָהֳלֵיof Kedar.קֵדָר
Psalms 120:5
Study it in the app“Woe to me, for I reside as an alien in Meshech; I dwell among the tents of Kedar.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 120:5, word by word
- Woeאוֹיָהoya
woe!
"Woe!", a cry of pain or sorrow, as in "Woe is me".
Where else “oya” appears- I reside as an alienגַרְתִּיgarti
sojourn
To live in a place that is not your own.
Where else “garti” appears- in Meshechמֶשֶׁךְmeshech
Meshech
Meshech, a son of Japheth and the people descended from him.
Where else “meshech” appears- I dwellשָׁכַנְתִּיshachanti
dwell
To live somewhere, stay.
Where else “shachanti” appears- the tentsאָהֳלֵיahole
tent
A home of cloth or skins on poles, where herdsmen lived; also one's home.
Where else “ahole” appears- of Kedarקֵדָרkedar
Kedar
Kedar, a son of Ishmael; also a tribe of the Arabian desert.
Where else “kedar” appears
Translation note
Meshech and Kedar were distant and foreign peoples: Meshech, toward the north, and Kedar, tribes of the desert of Arabia.
The context
4Sharp arrows of a warrior, with coals of broom.
5 · This verse (above)
6Too long has my soul dwelt with one who hates peace.